Why

Improve the health and lives of mothers and children under 5 by expanding access to healthcare, building safe water infrastructure, fostering economic opportunities, and strengthening health systems.

What

Families in impoverished Côtes-de-Fer face many challenges. Most live far from health facilities and have limited access to care. To collect safe water, some women and children walk two hours. More than half of all households lack latrines, and with 38% of women never having completed primary school, economic options to lift families out of poverty are limited.

Serving these communities is CMMB’s signature initiative, Children and Mothers Partnerships (CHAMPS). CHAMPS Haiti connects people in Côtes-de-Fer with health and development support that saves lives and builds community resilience. The program’s 42 agents de santé communautaire polyvalents (ASCPs)—Haiti’s community health workers—reach between 8,000 and 8,500 families at home with health promotion and basic care.

Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health

From pregnancy through childbirth and into early childhood, we expand healthcare access to achieve better outcomes for mothers and children. ASCPs encourage pregnant women to attend at least four antenatal visits and to deliver with a skilled provider in a health facility. After birth, they follow up with the new mothers, offering education on infant care and providing support during the postnatal period.

To prevent early childhood deaths, ASCPs monitor children through age 5, tracking growth and providing deworming medication and Vitamin A. They also educate parents on the importance of following an immunization schedule—then ensure that every child receives each recommended vaccine.